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The concepts of belief and evidence are fundamentally linked in epistemology, where evidence is defined as information that supports or favors a belief [1] and determines its justification {fact:1, fact:4, fact:10}. Theories like evidentialism explicitly state that a belief's epistemic status depends on the possession and quality of the evidence supporting it {fact:11, fact:12, fact:13}.
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Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 7 facts
claimA defeater is evidence against a belief or evidence that undermines another piece of evidence.
claimEvidentialism defines a belief as justified if the individual's evidence supports it and the individual holds the belief on the basis of that evidence.
claimEvidentialism is an internalist view asserting that justification depends on the possession of evidence, defined as any information in the individual's mind that supports the belief.
claimThe central concepts in epistemology include belief, truth, evidence, and reason.
claimEpistemologists define evidence for a belief as information that favors or supports that belief.
claimEvidentialists analyze justification by asserting that for a belief to be justified, it must rest on adequate evidence.
claimEvidence is often understood in terms of probability, where evidence for a belief makes it more likely that the belief is true.
Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 2 facts
referenceRichard Feldman and Earl Conee present and defend an internalist account of justification in their 1985 paper 'Evidentialism' where a belief is justified or unjustified in virtue of the believer’s evidence.
claimA belief is considered justified if it is obtained in the right way, which typically involves sound reasoning and solid evidence rather than luck or misinformation.
Naturalized Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimEvidentialism asserts that the natural facts determining whether a belief is justified are facts about the evidence a person possesses for that belief.
claimTraditionalists hold that to be justified in a belief, one must possess evidence supporting the belief and also 'grasp' the connection between that evidence and the proposition being believed.
Epistemology of Testimony | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
claimThe epistemology of testimonially-based belief concerns the epistemic status of a subject's belief, specifically evaluating whether the belief is justified, rational, warranted, supported by evidence, or constitutes knowledge.
Social Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
referenceMona Simion's 2023 paper 'Resistance to Evidence and the Duty to Believe' discusses the normative obligations regarding belief in the face of evidence.
Naturalism in Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimEvidentialism posits that a belief is justified to the degree that it fits the subject's evidence, meaning the possession of evidence is what makes a belief justified.